Samantha Wilkinson, BACP
Samantha Wilkinson is a counsellor who uses practical, evidence-informed therapies to help people manage depression, anxiety and life changes.
About Samantha
Samantha Wilkinson is a counsellor who uses practical, evidence-informed therapies to help people manage depression, anxiety and life changes. She works from a strengths-based view and treats clients as experts in their own story. Her manner is straightforward and supportive, aiming to make early sessions feel manageable and clear.
With six years of clinical experience and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), she draws on several therapeutic methods.
Background and approach
Samantha blends approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new ways of responding. She also uses attachment-informed thinking to understand how past relationships shape current feelings. Sessions often focus on simple, practical steps.
This might include trying short experiments between sessions, learning breathing and emotion-regulation skills, or mapping out values to guide decisions. Samantha aims to make tools easy to use in daily life rather than complex homework tasks. She has particular experience supporting people through grief, trauma and relationship difficulties, plus concerns such as ADHD, addictions and low self-esteem.
Neurodivergent people are a population she highlights working with, and she pays attention to how different needs affect pacing and communication. Samantha offers a direct, collaborative style. She helps clients set goals, checks in about what is or isn’t working, and adapts the plan as therapy progresses.
The focus is on steady, attainable changes that make life feel more manageable.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 405590 | January 2027 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Samantha works with
Everything Samantha lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Samantha lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Finding the right approach is usually collaborative. Samantha will talk about different options in early sessions and together decide what to try first based on the client's goals and day-to-day life. Plans are reviewed regularly so methods can change if they do not feel helpful.
Online work is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video allows face-to-face conversation when visual cues help, phone sessions can be a shorter check-in without video, and text or chat sessions suit people who prefer writing or need brief, on-the-go contact. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family or mobility needs while keeping the focus on usable tools and gradual progress.
Frequently asked
What concerns does she help with?
Samantha supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and grief, plus relationship and self-esteem problems. She also works with issues such as ADHD, addictions and sleep or eating difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She uses practical exercises, reflection and goal-setting rather than long theoretical discussions.
What experience does she bring?
She has six years of professional experience working in the UK with a range of concerns including trauma, grief and neurodiversity. She emphasises a strengths-based approach.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
How are therapy sessions delivered?
Sessions can be held by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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